A Comparison of Student Achievement in Single-Occupational and Multi-Occupational Metals Programs in Trade and Industrial Education

Lorenz, James; And Others

Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 13, 2, 51-6, Win 76

Students in a multi-occupational (cluster) metals program scored higher on tests covering three metals areas than students in single-occupational programs, suggesting that, at the secondary level, general rather than special instruction in metal trades has considerable value as far as pencil and paper tests of cognitive outcomes can reveal. (Author/AJ)